Saturday, February 5, 2011

Be patient

This is a true story which happened in the states

A man came out of his home to admire his new truck.

To his puzzlement, his three –year old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck.

The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy’s ahnds into pulp as punishment.

When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy’s hands.

When the boys woke up from the surgery and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said “ Daddy, I’m sorry about your truck.” Then he asked, “but when are my fingers are going to grow back?”

The father went home and committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge.

Think first before you lose patience with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired. Broken bones and feelings often can’t.

Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes.

Pause and ponder. Think before you act. Be patient. Forgive and forget. Love one and all.

If you judged people, you have no time to love them. --- Mother Theresa.

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